Box bedspring



Ami] 1 1924. 1,488,490

c. H. GAIL BOX BEDS PRING Filed April 7. 1922 Patented Apr. 1, 1924.

UNITED STATES CHARLES H. GAIL, OF CINCINNATI, OHID, ASSIGNOR TO THE SHOT'I. MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF Box nnnsmno.

Application fled April '1, 1922. mm m; seam.

Stated somewhat difi'erentl the inven- IB tion, while pertaining vto be -springs, has

especial adaptability for advantageousemployment in the so-called box bed-springs of well known character.

One aim of the invention is the provision 2 of a bed-spring or other cushion or resilient structure aving a fabric cover which may be easily applied thereto and readil re moved therefrom to facilitate its ing washed and cleaned.

Such cover is desirably made in two parts, one for the top and major portions of the sides and ends of the bed-spring, and a companion one for the bottom and remainder of the sides and ends of the structure.

the manner in which such cover sections are attached to the bed-spring and the construction of the latter which facilitate the mounting of the cover parts are novel and possess marked benefits.

Another purpose of the invention is the production of a construction of this form which is simple in structure, which is economical to manufacture, which may be used with advantage, and which because of its obvious favorable structural characteristics commends itself to the housewife.

To enable thosefskilled in this art to fully understand the invention and its beneficial features when incorporated in physical form, I have illustrated a desirable and preferred embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawin ,formin s ecification an throng out the several VleWS of which like reference numerals have been employed to designate the same structural parts.

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Figure 1 is a agmentary, vertical crossangle-bar dlsposed with its lower horizon- This general plan is not broadly new, but

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section through an end portion of a box bed-- spring mcorporating in its structure the valuable parts of the invention;

F1 re 2 is a similar, horizontal section on line 22- of Fi A re 1 the arts being viewed in the direction indicat by the arrows;

Fi re 3 is a artial plan view of a margma sectionpf t e u per fabric cover showmg some of 1ts attac ment hooks;

1gure 4 illustrates a portion of the hookequlpped margin of the lower or bottom cover; and

Fi re 5 is an enlarged section through the atter cover indicating the manner of mountin and covering the hooks thereon.

By re erence to Figure 1 of the drawing, 1t W111 be perceived that in this particular embodiment of the invention the end-bar 11 of the bed-spring frame is in the form of an tal flange projecting inwardly, its other or complementa flange extendmg upwardlv, as is clearly own.

At intervals, vthis vertical flan' e has fastened against its inner face a p urality of spaced, parallel, right-angle bars 12, 12, one arm of each of WlllOh pro ects outwardly some little distance beyond and above the frame bar 11, the outer ends of such arms being united and tied together by a flat, longitudinally-disposed, marginal bar 10 riveted thereto, such overhanging skeleton frame part of the structure affording convenient means for supporting the box bed-spring on the-bedstead, not shown.

Near its bend or elbow, each of such brackets 12 has. a. smaller, inwardly-extended, apertured angle-bracket 13 riveted a ainst its inner surface tov afford by reason 0 theirholes or eyes attachment or sup-- porting elements for the ends of short, horizontal, helical springs 14 which connect longitudinal wires 15 to such brackets, these wires acting to join together and prevent displacement of the mlddle, reduced-size 1m portions of the main, upright, hourlass spiral-springs 16, the lower ends of w ich may be mounted on the frame and connected to etherin any a roved fashion.

ounted or resl ing in thesmall, aligped gaps or clefts between the pairs of brac ets 12 and 13 at their bends in op osite directions, I employ a, rod or wire 1 which ex-.

tends completely around the bed-spring bed-spring, its edge portions being downframe although only a portion of it is illustrated in the drawing. Y.

The bed-spring includes also a series ofv shorter, upright tapered, border spiralsprings 18, one aboveand mounted on each pair of brackets and the associated wire or rod,- the lower coil of each suchspring extending beneath both brackets but above the rod or wire whereby such bottom end-of the spring is firmly supported and anchored in. p ace.

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fastened at the sides in the same manner as they are at the ends, the two wires or rods 17 and 20 being of rectangular shape extending completely around the structure.

It will be clear from the above that-the manner in. which the desired objects are attained through the employment of this in vention, will commend itself by reason of the structural advantages inherent in the appliance, but it is to. be 'borne in mind that The top coils of the many spiral-springswhe invention is not limited or restricted 16 and 18 are joined or connected together in any suitable way, as by means of short, helical sprmgs 1.9, and. the u per coils of the outer springs 18 are secure to a border or marginal rod or wire 20 by appropriate fast- 'ening or connecting wires 21.

A pad or. thin mattress 22 rests on the turned around the border member 20 as is indicated in Figure 1, and the bed-spring as a whole is supplied with a fabric cover 23 I of suitable shape to fit over the pad, enclose the upper portions of the sides and ends of the spring, and extend inwardly beneath the outstanding brackets 12.

The edges of such cover element are equipped with hooks 24: which take around the rod or wire 17 and hold the cover securely but detachably or demountably in I place, such hooks conveniently being like 26 are on their cover, there'b or similar to the hooks used on shoes for coo ration with the shoe lacing, one of such hoo s fastened to the other cover member about to be described being shown in Figure 5. f

Such companion or complementary fabric cover element 25 is of a shape to encase the bottom of the bed-spring and those portions 7 of the sides and ends not enclosed or concealed by the top' cover, and its top margin is fitted with like hooks 26 also designed to engage and coo crate with the same wire or 7 rod 17 to hold t e bottom cover in place but yet in a manner permitting its ready removal when desired- The books or securing elements 24 are nearer the edge of their cover than thehooks by reason of the slight stretching of the ormer fabric in hooking it in place permitting the application of the hooks of the latter fabric to the wire or rod between the other books all as is clearly depicted in Figure 2 and enabling the margin of the lower cover to overlie all otherwise uncovered spaces nearthe' wire.

It is of course more or less immaterial which cover shall be innermost or outermost at the point of attachment-or hooking, it being merely desirable to completely enclose or en'case the bed-spring as a whole.

The sides of the bed-spr 1|. are ofimuch curing or holding member and they may be easily taken oil for cleaning purposes and as readily replaced.

In a certain sense the wire or rod with which the cover hooks coact constitutes a part of the bed-spring frame, being locked 1n position thereon andthereto by theassodescribed having an. upper portion over hanging the lower portion, the combination of a frame,a rod supported on and forming part of said frame substantially at the junction of the overhanging part of the spring structure with its lower cushion mounted on said encasing the upperportion of the structure including the overhanging part, a second cover encasing the lower portion of the structure, the two covers substantially entirely encasing the spring structure, and

structure of the character art, a spring rame, a cover 7 means detachably fastening each of said covers to said 3. In aspring structure of the character described, the combination of a lurality of pairs of oppositely-extended rackets fned to said frame, a rod mounted on said brackets substantially at their junctions, a. cover the upper per frame, a

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tion of the structure and having hooks detachably fastening the cover to said rod, and a second cover causing the lower portion of the structure and having hooks detachably fastening it to said rod.

4:. In a s ring structure of the character described, t e combination of a frame, substantially right-angle brackets fastened in spaced relation to said frame and projecting outwardly beyond said frame, inwardly projecting brackets secured to said first brackets, a rod carried by and between said pairs of brackets, a spring cushion carried by said frame including marginal upright spiral- CHARLES H. GAIL. [n 5. v 

